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Onion Lake boxing club fundraises to equip fighters

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Morgan Modjeski • Saskatoon StarPhoenix

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December 15, 2016 • 1 minute read

Owen Swiftwolfe extends a quick left jab toward an opponent during training exercises at the Chief Taylor Elementary School gym located on the Onion Lake Cree Nation. He is one of roughly 25 fighters who are set to compete in an upcoming tournament called Rise of Warriors on May 28, 2016.(Morgan Modjeski/The Saskatoon StarPhoenix.)

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A member of the Onion Lake Cree Nation is working to raise money to ensure boxers in his community have the equipment they need when they step into the ring.

Matthew Fox, who founded RED Savage Fighting Systems and the Rise of Warriors boxing tournament, is putting together a calendar featuring the club’s boxers in hopes of using proceeds to better equip them.

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“It’s important to have the proper gear, because then you can learn more,” Fox said. “If you’re just going through the basic training, where you just have gloves and mitts, you’re limited to what you can do.”

Fox said more equipment is needed to ensure the club can continue supporting its fighters attract more to the sport.

The club recently became a member of Saskatchewan Boxing, the province’s amateur boxing body, giving its members more access to the sport at the provincial level and increasing the need for proper safety gear.

Graham Craig, executive director of Saskatchewan Boxing, said the organization reached out to Fox after reading about his efforts to promote the sport in his community.

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He said “safety is paramount” for the sporting organization, as the Onion Lake club’s membership enables its fighters to square off against challengers from across the province, the country and the globe as a result of its affiliation with Boxing Canada.

“It gives these boxers a chance to go to provincials. It gives these boxers a chance to go to the national championships, and the same would apply for any coaches and officials (Fox) may recruit,” Craig said. “It gives him a broader spectrum to develop his boxers.”

Fox said the current plan is to sell the calendars for $25 each, and use the proceeds to buy new headgear, boxing gloves and punching bags, plus sweatsuits for participating fighters.

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